Sunday, October 8, 2017

10 Things I Have to Hide ~ from my children

Before
I share my list of 10 things I have to hide from my children, I want to
show you what my "fantasy" organizational tip looks like. I found this
while perusing the internet for pictures to explain my dilemma. Here's
what I found in a very short time:

The following images are not mine, and credit has been noted beneath this photo.

I
love having items at home that are ready to go when my children come to
me with their lists of special projects. Some of these projects are on
the spot, spontaneously conceived ideas that they feel a need to bring
to life immediately. Other projects are categorized as those that have
been on their minds for a while, researched, and discussed with me prior
to implementation. The last category I call the procrastination/panic
mode projects. These are the projects where they knew about a deadline,
didn't tell me, and it's now the night before a major assignment is
due.

Whatever
the circumstances, it's nice to have a list of basic supplies available
to handle whatever comes along. I have tried on numerous occasions to
reorganize our back up craft supplies. It would be awesome if I could
assure myself that each child is capable of returning items to a "home
base" location so I can be sure to update things as they are used. The
above picture is my super awesome fantasy home station for all things
creative.

Instead,
I've found myself searching for missing items and unaware of the need
for replacements. The above picture doesn't take into account the
following circumstances, no matter how hard I attempt to repackage the
concept of organization.

Children
like to create in more than one area of the house. This is due to the way they mange stress, how they like to create, and where they have the
best space to spread out their supplies and move around as they complete
a project.

Projects
are often in various stages of development and it's somewhat
challenging for the children to gather and replace every item into a
designated spot. They want to keep everything as is so that they
remember where things left off from one session to the next.
Frustrating for me, but I recognize that this is how their brains may
work.

Sometimes
an item is depleted and doesn't make it onto my shopping list. We
don't always know something is gone until it is needed again.

So
as I continue to encourage putting things back where they belong,
everything has a home, and if you put things back where you found them
we could find it easier the next time, I am reduced to hiding some key
treasures that are notoriously lost, misplaced, or all used up without
my knowledge. See if any of these look familiar.

These
items are prime real estate for all projects whether personal or school
related. Chances are, if I don't have a secret stash somewhere (like
that well-hidden emergency chocolate stash) there will be chaos and
general mayhem when the need for one of these items arises. (Usually at
the least convenient of times.)

Hoping
that your own emergency stash of creative supplies (and chocolate) are
ready to go . And if you also dream of having a well-organized supply
station like the fantasy pictured above, you are not alone. Wish I
could offer you more comfort than that. If you do have your dream
station, I'd love to see what you've done. Comment and send pics!

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